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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 640 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - $74.64 vs $89.84
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i5-8400 - 219 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 12 vs 6 threads
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
84.72135253600501%
Multi-Core
4748
68.97152818128994%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 3600
Mass Effect: Andromeda, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
$14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99
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78 FPS
$11.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$873.64
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77 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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103 FPS
$12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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103 FPS
$17.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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103 FPS
$9.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$948.99
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129 FPS
$10.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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12 FPS
$49.92/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$599
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92 FPS
$18.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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50 FPS
$24.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,249
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